Our Mystery Box series is a range of posts which are inspired by J.J. Abrams’ concept of ‘the Mystery Box’ which contains all the magic and the unknown of film making. But because we’re nosy we love digging a little bit … Continue reading Mystery Box #4: the Opening Line
It’s been a relatively slow week, but there were still a couple of fun little tidbits! Gwendoline Christie confirms what we’ve all been hoping for: Phasma is coming back! (The Verge) TFA knocks Frozen of the top spot in Japan! (The Hollywood … Continue reading Weekly Round-Up
When I left the cinema on that May evening in 1983 after seeing Return of the Jedi for the 3rd time it somehow seemed clear: the Era of Star Wars was over. A tragic melancholy filled my mood as I didn’t want it to happen. When I entered the cinema on that May evening in 1999 to see The Phantom Menace I was happy I had said my ‘goodbyes’ 16 years earlier … even when it had just been a ‘Goodbye Original Trilogy’ in the end.
One of the things that has always drawn me to the Star Wars saga is its commitment to storytelling. Lucas and co. went out of their way to find old myths and legends to which they could link his characters, narrative … Continue reading Star Wars Meets the Arthuriana: Anakin and Padme
Today we’ve got a really interesting guestpost for you guys in which Andy Schroeder, an independent director who has a film coming out on VOD soon, gives an alternative view of The Force Awakens, mapping its plot onto the Star Wars fandom … Continue reading Guestpost: ‘”The Force Awakens” isn’t a Saga movie, it’s a Message’ by Andy Schroeder
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens has seen an incredibly positive reception in the critical press for which one can only congratulate Abrams, Kasdan and Kennedy as well as the actors and all others involved. Several reviews and discussions on fan-sites however also reveal there is a lot of criticism on the lacklustre treatment of some of the deeper themes of the Star Wars hexalogy. Continue reading “The Force Awakens fits to the Star Wars Hexalogy despite its script (Contains spoilers)”
The female characters in Star Wars have always been the subject of discussion and sometimes controversy. Whether it was Leia’s ‘metal bikini slave outfit’ or Padme’s ‘death by losing the will to live’, there are plenty of fans and outsiders … Continue reading UCL’s Star Wars Class #9: The Female Core of Star Wars: Shmi, Padme, Leia & Rey
The Star Wars Hexalogy features plenty of diverse and interesting societies and species that all try to make their way in the Galaxy. The Republic Senate embodies this diversity probably more than any other institution in the Galaxy. Yet a … Continue reading UCL’s Star Wars Class #8: Ewoks, Gungans, Geonosians and the Noble Savage
The first time I saw a Star Wars film was in 2002 when my father took me to see Attack of the Clones at the tender age of nine. I had been deemed too young for The Phantom Menace in 1999 and have … Continue reading Is this where the fun begins or do I have a bad feeling about this: why it’s time for the Sequels now
For us it’s less than 20 days to The Force Awakens and the excitement is definitely building, if that is even still possible. What’s been happening in Star Wars news? TFA has a PG-13 raring in the US (The Guardian) Will Luke … Continue reading Weekly Round-Up
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